When William, a 10-year-old boy planned to learn the piano, the music teacher was reluctant （不愿意）to accept him. She 31 her students to start their music lessons at a young age when their 32 were able to move quickly and easily.
“William, why do you want to learn the piano?” the teacher asked.
“I want to play for my mother.”
She noticed the 33 in his eyes as he answered her. She had no heart to 34 and accepted William as her student. But at each music lesson, William appeared to be in a hurry and played 35 “My mother is waiting outside for me,” he would tell the teacher. She was tempted to advise William not to 36 his time with lessons anymore as he 37 hit the right notes. 38 there was something about William — - she was fascinated with the tender look in his eyes 39 he mentioned “Mother”.
Suddenly, William stopped coming for his lessons. At the end of the semester year, the music teacher decided to 40 a piano recital (独奏会) for her students and she asked them to participate.
She was 41 to find William’s application to contribute a musical piece. She would place him last in the recital 42 he made mistakes.
The day came and William appeared. 43 it was his turn to play, William bowed before the audience and said he was thankful for the music teacher’s 44 with him. “Tonight I am dedicating (献)my music to my mother.” he said.
Everyone later asked why William did not bring his mother as she would 45 be proud. William replied, “My mother was 46 and she could never 47 me play during her life time. 48 she sacrificed her time and money to let me learn the piano. This morning Mother passed away. I am sure she is now 49 as she can hear my piano recital. I chose a piece of piano music by Beethoven. As you all know, Beethoven was deaf by the end of his career. But music always symbolized his 50 for freedom and I would like to dedicate it to Mother.”
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A．hoped B．persuaded C．allowed D．preferred
A．fingers B．brains C．eyes D．arms
A．surprise B．joys C．tears D．disappointment
A．put him down B．turn him down C．put him off D．turn him off
A．badly B．nicely C．carefully D．patiently
A．pass B．take C．kill D．waste
A．ever B．never C．even D．always
A．Instead B．Therefore C．Then D．But
A．at one time B．from time to time C．each time D．the first time
A．support B．take C．intend D．organize
A．delighted B．surprised C．curious D．angry
A．as far as B．if only C．in case D．now that
A．Until B．Since C．While D．When
A．patience B．advice C．guide D．concern
A．surely B．gradually C．finally D．quickly
A．blind B．deaf C．ill D．wounded
A．watch B．appreciate C．teach D．hear
A．Besides B．Then C．Yet D．Otherwise
A．happy B．relaxed C．free D．sad
A．effort B．struggle C．belief D．challenge
Carolyn Stradley is the founder of C&S Paving Ine.(铺路公司)in Atlanta,USA.In the following account,she recalls the job that challenged her 36and skill but left her flying high.
“When the Atlanta Airport was under37 in 1979,we were a new company struggling to make it.National Car Rental wanted to have 2500 square meters of dirt paved38the cars could be on site 39the airport opened,and the official opening was only ten days away!40 other local paving company wanted to do the job,41it couldn’t be done in such a short time.”
“Because we were new and really needed the work,we were 42to try harder.We gave National Car Rental our offer and43 our best effort to get the job finished within ten days.We also 44them that if we failed,they would be no worse off, 45 they had plenty to gain if we succeeded.”
“We got the job and immediately went into46.Working at night needed lights,so I rented a machine to produce electricity for the site.Our47challenge was to keep the rock mixture48enough.All the available water wagons(洒水车)were rented out for the airport construction,and we certainly couldn’t afford to buy a new one.49,I got a special 50 to rent fire engine hoses(消防水龙带)and connect them to nearby hydrants(消防);then I51 held one of those hoses to52down the rock.”
“Those ten days were filled with challenges that53one creative idea after another.Nine days later,the night before the airport opened,National Car Rental was the 54 company that had cars on the parking lot.”
“The key to our success was having the 55 to take on any job and then being creative in our approach to getting it done.”
36.A.kindness B.patience C.imagination D.experience
37.A.construction B.repair C.control D.development
38.A.after B.as C.for D.so
39.A.while B.since C.where D.when
40.A.Some B.Any C.No D.Every
41.A.stating B.reporting C.telling D.warning
42.A.able B.nervous C.afraid D.willing
43.A.supported B.promised C.continued D.improved
44.A.asked B.surprised C.reminded D.demanded
45.A.though B.but C.as D.unless
46.A.discussion B.action C.practice D.production
47.A.next B.first C.past D.previous
48.A.cold B.wet C.loose D.clean
49.A.Naturally B.Obviously C.Meanwhile D.Instead
50.A.excuse B.order C.permit D.reason
51.A.exactly B.personally C.angrily D.hardly
52.A.pull B.knock C.hit D.water
53.A.required B.mixed C.followed D.formed
54.A.best B.last C.second D.only
55.A.courage B.interest C.hope D.chance
Our airplane was just beside the airport building. It did not look too strong to me, but I decided not to think about such things. We saw the baggage going out ___1___ it on trolleys and being loaded from ___2___ the aircraft. Next, three men and three girls, all in uniform, went over to the plane and ___3___ it. Over the loudspeakers we were ___4___ the plane was ready to leave and were asked to walk ___5___ to it. Everybody moved quickly in order to ___6___ the seats they wanted. I was ___7___ to get a seat near the tail, but the plane looked ___8___ inside than it had from outside. I fastened my seat belt ___9___ we took off and tried to ___10___ my nervousness.
After an hour’s flying I ___11___ black clouds ahead through my window. An electric sign flashed ___12___: “Fasten your seat belts, please,” one of the hostesses made a ___13___ request over the loudspeakers. She told us we were about to fly into a storm but ___14___ cheerfully there was nothing to worry ___15___. Suddenly, the plane ___16___ all over, dropped about twenty feet and seemed to hang on one ___17___. Then it rose twenty feet and there was a great flash of lightning. The three girls did their best to ___18___ pills for airsickness and ___19___ the passengers. Soon the sky became light again. The pilot had __20___ to get above the storm.
1. A. at B. over C. to D. above
2. A. inside B. beside C. behind D. under
3. A. arrived B. entered C. climbed D. flew
4. A. asked B. noticed C. announced D. told
5. A. out B. inside C. in D. by
6. A. fetch B. hold C. keep D. get
7. A. impossible B. possible C. unable D. unsuitable
8. A. prettier B. stronger C. smaller D. heavier
9. A. before B. after C. until D. when
10. A. smooth B. forget C. correct D. drive
11. A. noticed B. looked C. watched D. realized
12. A. on B. up C. out D. in
13. A. general B. similar C. common D. sharp
14. A. smiled B. spoke C. added D. acted
15. A. at B. about C. on D. with
16. A. shake B. shaken C. shook D. shocked
17. A. edge B. line C. side D. wing
18. A. give out B. give off C. give up D. give back
19. A. save B. cool C. persuade D. comfort
20. A. succeeded B. flown C. planned D. managed
I know I should have told the headmaster at the time. That was my real 36 .
He had gone out of the study for some 37 , leaving me alone. In his absence I looked to see 38 was on his desk. In the 39 was a small piece of paper on which were written the 40 “English Writing Prize 1949. History Is a Serious of Biographies (人物传记)”.
A(n)41boy would have avoided looking at the title as soon as he saw the 42 . I did not. The subject of the English Writing Prize was kept a 43 until the start of the exam so I could not44reading it.
When the headmaster 45 , I was looking out of the window.
I should have told him what had 46then. It would have been so 47 to say: “I’m sorry, but I48 the title for the English Writing Prize on your desk. You’ll have to 49 it.”
The chance passed and I did not 50it. I sat the exam the next day and I won. I didn’t 51 to cheat, but it was still cheating anyhow.
That was thirty-eight years 52when I was fifteen. I have never told anyone about it before,53 have I tried to explain to myself why not.
The obvious explanation is that I could not admit I had seen the title54 admitting that I had been looking at the things on his desk. 55 there must have been more behind it. Whatever it was, it has become a good example of how a little mistake can trap (使陷入) you in a more serious moral corner (道德困境).
36. A. plan B. fault C. grade D. luck
37. A. reason B. course C. example D. vacation
38. A. this B. which C. that D. what
39. A. drawer B. corner C. middle D. box
40. A. names B. words C. ideas D. messages
41. A. honest B. handsome C. friendly D. active
42. A. desk B. paper C. book D. drawer
43. A. question B. key C. note D. secret
44. A. help B. consider C. practise D. forget
45. A. disappeared B. stayed C. returned D. went
46. A. existed B. remained C. happened D. continued
47. A. tiring B. easy C. important D. difficult
48. A. saw B. gave C. set D. made
49. A. repeat B. defend C. correct D. change
50. A. take B. have C. lose D. find
51. A. remember B. learn C. mean D. pretend
52. A. past B. ago C. then D. before
53. A. either B. never C. nor D. so
54. A. by B. besides C. through D. without
55. A. But B. Though C. Otherwise D. Therefore
On May 27, 1995, our life was suddenly changed. It happened a few minutes past three,
36my husband, Chris, fell from his horse as it 37over a fence. Chris was paralyzed (瘫痪) from the chest down, 38to breathe normally. As he was thrown from his horse, we entered into a life of
39with lots of unexpected challenges(挑战). We went from the "haves" to the “have-nots". Or so we thought.
40what we discovered later were all the gifts that came out of 41difficulties. We came to learn that something 42could happen in a disaster . All over the world people
43 Chris so much that letters and postcards poured in every day. By the end of the third week in a
44center in Virginia, about 35,000 pieces of45had been received and sorted.
As 46, we opened letter after letter. They gave us 47and became a source of strength for us. We used them to 48ourselves. I would go to the pile of letters marked with "Funny" if we needed a 49, or to the "Disabled" box to find advice from people in wheelchairs or 50in bed living happily and 51.
These letters, we realized, had to be shared. And so 52we offer one of them to you.
Dear Chris,
My husband and I were so sorry to hear of your 53accident last week. No doubt your family and your friends are giving you the strength to face this 54 challenge. People everywhere are also giving you best wishes every day and we are among those who are keeping you 55 .
Yours Sincerely,
Nancy Reagan
36.A.sinceB. before C. when D. while
37. A. walked B. climbedC. pulled D. jumped
38. A. able B. unable C. suitable D. unsuitable
39. A. disability B. possession C. convenience D. experience
40. A. So B. For C. Or D. Yet
41. A. sharing B. separating C. fearing D. exploiting
42. A. terrible B. similar C. wonderful D. practical
43. A. wrote for B. cared for C. hoped for D. sent for
44. A. medical B. postal C. experimental D. mental
45.A. newsB. paper C. equipment D. mail
46. A. patients B. a family C. nurses D. a group
47. A. effect B. effort C. comfort D. explanation
48. A. encourage B. express C. control D. treat
49. A. cry B. laugh C. chat D. sigh
50. A. much B. never C. even D. seldom
5l. A. bitterly B. fairly C. weakly D. successfully
52. A. here B. there C. therefore D. forward
53. A. driving B. flying C. running D. riding
54. A. technical B. different C. difficult D. valuable
55. A. nearbyB. close C. busy D. alive
We may look at the world around us, but somehow we manage not to see it until whatever we've become used to suddenly disappears. 36 , for example, the neatly-dressed woman I 37to see -- or look at -- on my way to work each morning.
For three years, no matter 38 the weather was like, she was always waiting at the bus stop around 8:00 am. On39days, she wore heavy clothes and a pair of woolen gloves. Summertime 40out neat, belted cotton dresses and a hat pulled low over her sunglasses.41, she was an ordinary working woman. Of course, I 42all this only after she was seen no more. It was then that I realized how 43I expected to see her each morning. You might say I 44her.
“Did she have an accident? Something 45 ?” I thought to myself about her 46. Now that she was gone, I felt I had 47her. I began to realize that part of our 48 life probably includes such chance meetings with familiar 49 : the milkman you see at dawn, the woman who50walks her dog along the street every morning, the twin brothers you see at the library. Such people are 51markers in our lives. They add weight to our 52of place and belonging.
Think about it. 53, while walking to work, we mark where we are by 54a certain building, why should we not mark where we are when we pass a familiar, though 55, person?
36. A. Make B. TakeC. GiveD. Have
37. A. happenedB. wantedC. used D. tried
38. A. what B. howC. which D. when
39. A. sunny B. rainyC. cloudyD. snowy
40. A. took B. broughtC. carriedD. turned
41. A. Clearly B. ParticularlyC. Luckily D. Especially
42. A. believed B. expressedC. remembered D. wondered
43. A. long B. oftenC. soon D. much
44. A. respected B. missed C. praised D. admired
45. A. better B. worse C. more D. less
46. A. disappearance B. appearance C. misfortune D. fortune
47. A. forgotten B. lost C. known D. hurt
48. A. happy B. enjoyable C. frequent D. daily
49. A. friends B. strangers C. tourists D. guests
50. A. regularly B. actually C. hardly D. probably
51. A. common B. pleasant C. important D. faithful
52. A. choice B. knowledge C. decision D. sense
53. A. Because B. If C. Although D. However
54. A. keeping B. changingC. passing D. mentioning
55. A. unnamed B.unforgettable C. unbelievable D. unreal